Do you love watching nature documentaries? Is Earth Day your favorite holiday? Are you concerned about taking care of our planet for this generation and the next? If you love the environment, prove your passion by taking this quiz about the environment.
Our planet is full of diverse ecosystems and environmental conditions that shape how we experience the world. The weather and the atmosphere impact the types of plants and animals that thrive in a region. Soil quality and terrain dramatically change the environments we live in, ranging from deserts and beaches to mountains and forests.
We learn new information about the environment every day, so environmental enthusiasts have a lot of content to keep up with. Put your knowledge to the test and see if you know everything about our planet and its ecosystems with these environmental trivia questions and answers.
After you finish this quiz, you might want to check out quizzes on similar topics, like flowers and trees, the ocean, and the weather.
Lightning bolts can travel how far?
106 miles
60 miles
69 miles
0.6 miles
Which country does the Parana River not flow through?
45 °C
35 °C
15 °C
25 °C
The speed of the fastest man on the world would be classed what on the Beaufort scale?
Massive Gale
Moderate Wind
Strong Breeze
Tornado
Which of the following is charged with gathering and providing results for the public in Japan, that are obtained from data based on daily scientific observation and research into natural phenomena in the fields of meteorology, hydrology,seismology and volcanology, among other related scientific fields?
WMO
RSMC
JMA
DMO
What is a measure of human impact on the environment. Carbon ____.
Parallel
Thumb
Zone
Footprint
A hurricane would be what number on the Beaufort scale?
12
9
7
10
Off these, which is a temperature scale?
Becquerel
Chadwick
Rutherford
Fahrenheit
The World Bank has approved a loan to Uruguay to help avoid financial pressures of climate shock; how big was the loan?
$200 million
$250 million
$400 million
$150 million
Which city in the UK gets the most rain in a year?
Canterbury
Newcastle
Southampton
Belfast
Which of the following is a treaty that puts the obligation to reduce current emissions on developed countries on the basis that they are historically responsible for the current levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
Global Warming Awareness
The Kyoto Protocol
Action Eco-21
Cool Biz Protocol
Puff white clouds at the top and grey at the bottom are called what?
Cumulus
Cumulo-nimbus
Cirrus
Nimbus
The sun creates which vitamin?
Z
Y
D
B
What speed must a wind reach to be classified as a hurricane?
120 mph
74mph
160 mph
180 mph
Which natural phenomena can be cirrus, altocumulus, and stratus amongst others?
Tornados
Clouds
Rainbows
Hailstones
Brass monkey’ is a phrase used to describe what type of weather?
Freezing fog
Freezing sea
Freezing cold
Freezing breeze
What color is in the middle of a rainbow?
Black
Blue
Pink
Green
Which environment is the driest on Earth?
Mediterranean
Forest
Tundra
Subtropical
The Beaufort scale measures what?
Humidity
Rain Speed
Wind speed
Snow Depth
Name the transition zone between two distinct air masses.
Right
Front
Middle
Left
Which of these is NOT caused by the tilting of the earth?
High and low tide
Length of days
Seasonal weather
Summer
What is very thin fog is termed what?
Snow
Clouds
Rain
Mist
Which natural environment are coral reefs most likely to be found in?
Ocean
Moon
Beaches
Land
Off these, which place is the coldest?
England
South Africa
Spain
Iceland
Which country does the Amazon River not flow through?
A tropical wetland
A range of hills
A lake
a mountain
What is England’s lowest ever recorded temperature?
-180
-20
-140
-26
Where is the sun in relation to you if you can see a rainbow?
Behind you
Front of you
None of these
Top of you
Name the lines on a weather chart connecting areas of equal pressure.
Amphoteric
Isobars
Covalent
Zwitterion
What is the term for the temperature of the surrounding air?
Charles’s law
Coalescence
Ambient temperature
Aneroid barometer
Force 10 wind on the Beaufort scale can have what effect on trees?
Rustles leaves
Uproots them
Rocks the leaves
Cracks Small branches
Cirrus clouds are made of what?
Ice Crystals
Carbon Monoxide
Nitrogen
Mercury
In the United Kingdom, how many consecutive days with less than 0.25 millimeters of rain are required to constitute a drought?
24
18
21
15
Which of these environments is the driest on planet Earth?
Rainforest
Tundra
Seabed
Mediterranean
Name the fog that forms on Table Mountain.
Tablecloth
Candy Range
Napkin Range
Misty Range
Which US mountain is the windiest place in the world?
Mount Rushmore
Mount Washington
Mount New York
Mount Las Vegas
The calm dry period of weather during late autumn is called what?
English Summer
Indian summer
Spanish summer
French summer
Which of these is irrelevant in creating a rainbow?
Flowers
Fish
Insects
Wind
Which of these is not a weather condition associated with mountains?
Lightning
Tornado
Cyclone
Rainbow
North Carolina was hit by which hurricane in 2000?
Jones
James
Floyd
John
Which one of these is not a cloud?
Cumulus
Nimbostratus
Claudius
Altocumulus
Which of these is used to prevent environmental skin damage?
Antioxidants
UV Rays
Enzymes
Radiation
Which sort of clouds produce hail storms?
Cumulo-nimbus
Cirrus
Nimbus
Cumulonimbus
Which of these does NOT cause any global warming?
Driving a Motorbike
Taking a Train
Walking
Flying in a Fighter Jet
What is the average temperature in a rainforest?
27
9
10
7
Cuándo llovió por última vez en el desierto de Atacama?
1990
1999
2003
2011
What do the letters RH stand for?
Rover Herd
Relative humidity
Real Hinderence
Right Humity
The wind direction of a given period is called what?
Wind Regulator
Prevailing wind
Wind Factor
Frontal Winds
Which of these countries is NOT affected by tropical cyclone?
France
England
Cyprus
India
What can be cirrus, altocumulus and stratus?
Rain
Clouds
Sea Levels
Tornados
A scientist who studies the environment is commonly called what?
Maths Guru
Teacher
Ecologist
Physicist
Which country recorded the world’s highest ever temperature?
Libya
Japan
Italy
Japan
The release of water vapor into the atmosphere by plants is termed as what?
Pollution
Transpiration
Longshore
Burning
Dandelions are which color?
Black
Yellow
Blue
Green
How many seasons are there in Japan?
3
2
5
4
The heaviest hailstone ever recorded, in Bangladesh in 1986, weighed how much?
49kg
1kg
25kg
18kg
Which environmental condition helps to slow down the decaying?
Stable temperatures
High temperatures
Seasonal temperatures
Low temperatures
What is the difference in the daily temperature between the equator and the South Pole?
90
78
35
75
Why are trees good for the environment?
They absorb carbon dioxide
They absorb Oil Residue
They produce carbon monoxide
They produce Smoke
Which of these seasons is the warmest?
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Liquid changing into a gas is called this?
Temperature
Evaporation
Evolution
Change
What name is given to the middle of a hurricane?
Eye
Foot
Leg
Ear
Which country is the rainiest place on Earth?
China
Japan
United States
India
The Sao Francisco River is in which country?
1877-78
1777-78
1977-78
1677-78
Which of these is NOT the real name for a wind?
Nevados
Simoon
Pomentes
Heuris
In which year did Britain not have a drought?
1976
1756
1916
1836
Which of these is NOT the name used to describe a a wind?
Leveche
Urtico
Harmattan
Samoon
Which of these instruments are used to measure wind speed?
Borescope
Barometer
Calculator
Anemometer
Rocks are broken down by which gradual process?
Longshore Drift
Dissolution
Osmosis
Weathering
The lowest average rainfall is in which part of the UK?
Kent
Yorkshire
Dorset
East Anglia
Rapidly expanding air causes what?
Rain
Hail
Thunder
Snow
Which of these methods of disposal is the best for the environment?
Recycling
Burning
Dumping at Sea
Landfill
Mackerel sky refers to which type of clouds?
Altocumulus
Cumulonimbus
Cirroccumulus
Cirrostratus
Which of these cloud types appears in the sky between 5,000 meters and 13,000 meters?
Cumulus
Cirrostratus
Altocumulus
Stratocumulus
The highest standard type of cloud formation is what?
Cirrus
Nimbostratus
Cumulus
Altocumulus
Which cloud type is the highest in the sky?
Cirrus
Nimbus
Cumulo-nimbus
Stratus
Which of these cloud types forms highest in the sky?
Altocumulus
Cumulus
Cirrus
Nimbostratus
Approximately how long is the Amazon River?
4
7
5
6
Name of the Hurricane that hit Cuba and Hait in summer 2008.
Gustav
David
Katrina
Harris
The Ucayali River is in which country?
3,000mm to 4,000mm
1,000mm to 2,000mm
0mm to 1,000mm
2,000mm to 3,000mm
A rainbow a natural example of what?
Salt Seditation
Rock Erosion
Spectrum
Evolution
Which current makes Britain warmer than it otherwise be?
Lack of Mountains
Cloud Cover
Gulf Stream
Coastline
Gale force wind is how strong?
40 mph
180 mph
120 mph
160 mph
Which of these instruments measures temperature?
Smoke Alarm
Litmus Paper
Thermometer
Gigar Counter
Borescopes are used to measure what?
Rainfall
Breathing
Atmospheric pressure
Heart Beat
What is the most polluted town in the world?
Dzerzhinsk
Snezhinsk
Obninsk
Bratsk
Name the temperature of the surrounding air.
Wind Factor
Air Velocity
Ambient temperature
Flat Temperature
Sun block is what UV factor?
7
9
10
50
How far across does a tornado stretch normally stretch?
100m
200m
50m
750m
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